Use the passage to answer the question.

Question

Which excerpt from the passage uses language that helps to build an informal tone? Select the two correct answers.
(1 point)
Responses

“Ona had been swaddled and maneuvered into the bow of a rowboat and, as legend tells, slept through the whole affair.”
“Ona had been swaddled and maneuvered into the bow of a rowboat and, as legend tells, slept through the whole affair.”

“After rinsing each dish in the creek, she dried them with her short sleeve and put them back in place.”
“After rinsing each dish in the creek, she dried them with her short sleeve and put them back in place.”

“Ona walked for days, determined to find safety on higher ground. If she read her instruments correctly, she was adjacent to a national forest.”
“Ona walked for days, determined to find safety on higher ground. If she read her instruments correctly, she was adjacent to a national forest.”

“At dusk, fingertips numb, Ona tore sheets of bark from the tree, building herself a papery cradle on the uneven floorboards where she could sleep for years.”
“At dusk, fingertips numb, Ona tore sheets of bark from the tree, building herself a papery cradle on the uneven floorboards where she could sleep for years.”

“Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet, abandoned home.”
“Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet, abandoned home.”

Answer 1

The two excerpts that use language to build an informal tone are:

1. “At dusk, fingertips numb, Ona tore sheets of bark from the tree, building herself a papery cradle on the uneven floorboards where she could sleep for years.”
2. “Though two walls were missing, she concluded it was due to wind and rain and the birch tree that had swindled its way up and through the middle of the sweet, abandoned home.”

These selections contain more conversational language and imagery that evokes a sense of familiarity and warmth, contributing to an informal tone.